PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE ROUTING

• US 20140372015A1
• Filed: 06/12/2013
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: NAMM, Joseph C.
• Application Number:
  US13/916,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for routing public-safety vehicles to an incident are provided herein. During operation a server will receive an emergency notification. In response, the server will determine an emergency type and vehicles that will be dispatched to the emergency. Routes will be tailored for each vehicle and then provided to each vehicle. The specifically-tailored routes will facilitate the arrival of vehicles on site in an appropriate order.

Claims

1. A method for dispatching vehicles to a scene, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at a server, an indication of an event;

determining vehicles needed for the event;

determining a current location of each vehicle;

determining a role for each vehicle;

determining a route for each vehicle based on the type of event, the current location of each vehicle, and the role of each vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting the route to each vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the server comprises a public-safety dispatch center.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the vehicles comprise public-safety vehicles including fire equipment.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the role for each vehicle comprises a function the vehicle will perform when the vehicle arrives at the scene.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

determining a position at the scene where each vehicle will be located; and

wherein the step of determining the route for a particular vehicle is additionally based on the position at the scene of the particular vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

determining traffic conditions; and

wherein the step of determining the route for a particular vehicle is additionally based on the traffic conditions experienced by the particular vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of determining the current location of each vehicle comprises the step of utilizing a receiver to wirelessly receive the current location from each vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the type of event comprises a fire.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the type of event comprises a fire.

10. An apparatus comprising:

context-aware circuitry determining a location for a plurality of vehicles;

logic circuitry receiving an indication of an event, determining vehicles needed for the event, determining a role for each vehicle, and determining a route for each vehicle based on the type of event, the current location of each vehicle, and the role of each vehicle.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

a transmitter transmitting the route to each vehicle.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus comprises a public-safety dispatch center.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the vehicles comprise public-safety vehicles including fire equipment.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the role for each vehicle comprises a function the vehicle will perform when the vehicle arrives at the scene.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

a database storing a position at the scene where each vehicle will be located; and

wherein the logic circuitry determines the route for a particular vehicle based on the position at the scene of the particular vehicle.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein:

the context-aware circuitry determines traffic conditions; and

wherein the logic circuitry determines the route for a particular vehicle based on the traffic conditions experienced by the particular vehicle.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the location of each vehicle is received wirelessly from each vehicle.